Vehicle-wheel.



I PATBNTBD MAR. 2o, 1906.

O. C. WILSON. VEHICLE WHEEL APPLIOATION FILED Nov. 1,1905.

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'UNITED 'STATES PATENT Be it-k'nown thatnI, CHARLES C. WILSON, a citizenothe United Stat-es, residingat Dayton, the conntyof Montgomery andState of. Ohio, have invented certain new and usefnlilfm rovementsin'Veh'icle-Wheels; and I "dodec are the followin to be a full, clear,-'and exact descriptino? the inventiom'such las Will. enable` othersvskilled in the .art to which itappertains to Vmake-and use the-same,

reference'being' had' to the accompanying drawings', and. to the figuresof reference `lmarkedthereon, which form a part of this Ispeci'cation.

fr Thisinvention 'relates ,to new and -u'seul improvementsin--vchicle-Wheels; and it consists' of thenovel and useful structuralyfeal tures 'hereinafter described and claimed.

The ob'ect of the invention is to rovide a vehicle-W ,of pneumatic tiresand the vusual vehicle- 4springs by substituting lspringsin the wheelitself which will produce `thedesired resilijency, all as hereinaftermore u'lly'described 25: V

and claimed accompanyigure 1 is la plan view of a lvehicle-wheel made inaccordance with being broken away.l Fig. 2. is a sectionalv view ontheline of Fig. 1. f Fig., 3 is a plan view showing aslight-modiiication as 'comsimilar reference characters indicate ccrreli ments hinged 0? plunger-@fikse pivotal spending parts; 4o

aredfwith the construction shownin Fig. 1'.

- ig. 4 is fa section on the line a; of Fig.'3.

Fig; eis a section on the line yyof Figi?,`

. In a'detail description ofthe-invention,

The wheel ub 1, 'which receives Athe axlejournal 2, has projected fromit a; suitable number of l:tubular spokes 3, in which are seated'aseries ofsprings 4.

designates a series lofplunger-'s okes which project-into "thetubu'larspo e543 against thespringsl. T he outer ends of the tubular spokesboxes. 6, which revent .the vspokes 5 fromvrattlingduring-',tlemcvements ofithe wheel.

The stuiiing-fboxes".cntainglands 6 of any? ng np. lost motion suitable.1. mater-i er.; tak and preyent'. aiming., 5 a

' 47 ydesi tesia'series ofmctallic rim-segfplnnger-s lies 5'. These v14, formed by sai springs 'are maintained against any longitudi# eelvwhich dispenses Wit the use desirab Preceding v'a' detail .descriptionof the in-v Vention reference is made to the in drawings, of Whichmyinvention, parts are provided with stufflngy l stantially'as set forth.f

CHARLES C. WILSON, 0F DAYTON, oH 1o.= I l warmem;1- w|r1\ |a|,.v

o. 815,573. ,I i l Specification cf Letters Patent, Patented Marcl120,1.9.(-161 'e Appiicitioineaiovember1,1905.-serislrazaassm are connectedthey form a complete.v circle and receive .the solidl elastic tire 10.The rimsegments so connected-have similar inward `6c vmovement O n theirhinges at' Athe `point of of which isvlh'eld-.at' its center .by-a' clipvi12,.- 65' 'which' embraces said spring or s rings and is- .connectedwith the hinges 9, W 'chfconnect These springs the ends oftherim-segments.

11 lie Within a suit'ab e-cavity or ref'zess 13 in 'the outer sides ofthe-rim-segments 7, andthe 7o ends of said 'sprin' s--but againstshoulders recesses" 13,- so that the' nal shifting.'` These leaf-springscompensate for movement of thejointsconnecting them -75 and im art to`the assembled rim-segments a e eamount of firmness, which. isovercomeo'nly by lthe weight placed upon-'the plunger-spolms.-A

11i-Fig. s aslight'modiaaonisshim, so y which consists inlncreasingthenumber of rim-'segments V7 in order tol obtain a inallessential lparticu spokes 5 are connected to the ends of said segmentsby--hinges 8,'which also for-In hinge connections for-the ends of therim-segments;

The springs 1 1.are the Vsame in both cases and are held in the samemanner'by yclips 12, 9o

which are vconnected by Having described my' invention, I claim- 1. Inla vehicle-wheel,a s /e'ries of rim-'segl y cennected to saidrim-segrinents, a series of tabular spokes prov jected 'omahubfsringsinclcsed 'within said :tubular spokes and)r against whichger-spokes bear, a series of leaf-springs within'tl'rimsegments andsuitably secure tlleieiii-,f-and.l a tire .placed against Asaid leafsringsj and WithinV the v,rim-segments, snb- 2, In a'vehicle-wheel, a hubprovided witlrfiog j stufiiga series of tubular spokes having e boxes asdescribed, a serles of springs located.

within said tubular spqkes, a lseries of plunf ger-spokes .assingthrough the stuffingboxes by.bolts;9, softhat when said rim-'segmentseater amount of resiliency in the rim as a-W ole,"i desired. Theserim-seents are the same in v ars; but the plunger- 85 l .the hinge-bolts 9,. fwhich connect the cndsofthe rim-segments;A l

at their ad'acent ends,a series195f :with the lnnger-spol es,fandleaf-springs 3. In a-vehicle-wheel, a hub having a se-v ries of.Atubular spokes provided with stulingboxes, a series of coil-springsmounted Within said tubular spokes, plunger-spokes pro- Y jeo-tedthrough the stuffing-boxes and movf 1o spokes, a series of rim-segmentspivotally connected to theplunger-spokes, said rim-segments havingtheir' adjacent ends hinged, and

'a series of leaf-springs placed within said rinise'gments and connectedtolsaid rim-segments at the hinges which connect the ends of saidrim-segments, substantially as set forth.

4. In a vehicle-wheel, a hub having a series of tubular spokes providedwith stuffing'- `tubular spokes, p unger-spokes projected through saidstuffing-boxes and engaging said springs, a series of rim-segmentsarrange( in a cirole, the adjacent ends of said rim-segments beinghinged and each alternate hinge forming a connection with one of theplunger-spokes, and a series of leafsprings placed Within saidrim-segments and able against the springs Within the tubular iprojecting over each alternate hinge connectng the ends of saidrim-segments, and means for suitably securing said leaf-springs inposition, substantially as set forth.vv

In testimony whereof I alix my signature in presence of two witnesses. iCHARLES C. WILSON. Witnesses:

CAROLYN M. THEOBALD, R. J .I MCCARTY.

